Development of neighborhoods to measure spatial indicators of health

URISA Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 43-55

  Parenteau, Marie Pierre ^a   Sawada, Michael ^a   Kristjansson, Elizabeth A ^a   Calhoun, Melissa ^a   Leclair, Stephanie ^a   Labonté, Ronald ^a   Runnels, Vivien ^a   Musiol, Anne ^a   Herold, Sam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

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